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Commander of the Jerusalem District Police Doron Yedid with former Knesset member Yehuda Glick at the Western Wall Plaza near the Mughrabi Bridge in the Old City of Jerusalem after clashes broke out on the Temple Mount and around its gates, as Jews mark Tisha B'Av and Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha, on Aug. 11, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Former MK Yehuda Glick arrested for ‘provocative behavior’ on Temple Mount

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Former Knesset member Yehuda Glick was arrested three times over the course of a 24-hour period this week, accused by police of carrying out provocative behavior on a visit to the Temple Mount in...
Transportation Minister Bezalel Smotrich on the first ride of the the new high-speed train between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on Dec. 18, 2019. To help tourists and east local traffic congestion, he announced its future extension to the Old City, February 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Extension of high-speed rail to Old City Jerusalem expected to alleviate traffic, boost tourism

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In what is being dubbed as a historical development, Israel’s Transportation Ministry announced this week that is it moving forward with plans to extend the new Tel Aviv-Jerusalem high-speed rail line in order to...
Emunah Rudich celebrates her bat mitzvah in Jerusalem with 42 other orphans at the annual celebration hosted by Colel Chabad on Feb. 17, 2020. Credit: Courtesy.

42 orphans joyously celebrate their bat mitzvah in Jerusalem

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For 42 girls who came together at the Hadar Hall in Jerusalem on Monday, the idea of a bat mitzvah celebration had been something difficult to imagine. The girls were all united; they were orphans...
View of the new Tel Aviv-Jerusalem high-speed train seen over the HaArazim Valley (“Valley of Cedars”) just outside of Jerusalem, Dec. 22, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel plans to extend Tel Aviv-Jerusalem high-speed rail to Western Wall

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Israel’s Transportation Ministry said on Monday that it’s moving ahead with plans to build an extension of the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem high-speed line that would directly connect Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport to the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The project...
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). Credit: Flickr.

Warren: US embassy in Israel should be situated in jointly decided capital

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, said on Thursday that the U.S. embassy in Israel should be decided in negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians. She did not say...
A view of the audience at the Fifth World Holocaust Forum at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem on Jan. 23, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Leaders from World War II’s Allied powers address World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem

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Several top world leaders addressed the Fifth World Holocaust Forum at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem on Thursday in an event that commemorates 75 years since the 1945 liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. Speaking...

Oldest working journalist in the world feted in Jerusalem

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Israel is the home of Walter Bingham, 95, certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest living radio-talk show host. At a gathering in his honor in Jerusalem, hosted by the Israel...
Participants at a Jerusalem rally in solidarity with the “No Hate. No Fear” march in New York City, Jan. 5, 2020. Credit: Jewish Agency for Israel. Credit: Jewish Agency for Israel.

Hundreds attend Jerusalem rally in solidarity with New York City ‘No Hate’ march

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Hundreds of people came together in Jerusalem on Jan. 5 to participate in a rally of solidarity with the “No Hate. No Fear” march in New York. Taking place in the Jewish Agency’s courtyard, the event was...

Number of Jews visiting the Temple Mount on Hanukkah increased by 50 percent

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During Hanukkah this year, there were 50 percent more Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem compared to last year. According to Temple Mount organization Yaraeh, more than 1,200 Jews visited the site....
American filmmaker and actor Quentin Tarantino seen at the opening night of the Jerusalem Film Festival at the Cinematheque near the Old City of Jerusalem, on July 7, 2016. Credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Quentin Tarantino to attend Jerusalem screening of documentary about his films

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merican director Quentin Tarantino and his wife, Israeli singer and model Daniella Pick, will attend a screening of a new documentary about his films at the Jerusalem Cinematheque on Dec. 14. “Tarantino: The Top Eight!”...